Chapter 22 Guard with Knife
Luo Kai, who scored two goals, was the focus of the game. Even the first team players from the opposing team had to be convinced.
In fact, they are not competitors. After all, who can compete with Luo Kai?
Luo Kai is the only one.
Many people even think that Luo Kai should not come to participate in such a test match, and that he should be directly recruited into the school team. This test was said to be for the sake of fairness, but looking at it now, it was just a stage for Luo Kai to shine.
Listen to the deafening cheers from the audience. Those who knew knew that the school team was recruiting new players, and those who didn’t knew thought that some popular celebrity came to Dongchuan Middle School to do activities...
But Luo Kai didn't care about the screams and cheers. He set his sights on the stands.
In the crowded crowd, he saw the tall and beautiful figure at a glance.
Even if thousands of hands wave for me, I only care about you.
He stared at the beautiful figure affectionately.
However, the figure did not wave his arms for him, which made Luo Kai a little disappointed.
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Hu Lai was very depressed. The tasks given by this damn system were too difficult.
It’s simply a scam!
Asking a left back to complete a hat trick in the game, Hu Lai thought about it. Even in the professional league, such a situation is too rare.
It is difficult for many forwards to score three goals, let alone full-backs who are not forwards.
He even thought about taking advantage of the system's loopholes, because the task only said to score three goals, not which goal... I wonder if scoring three own goals counts as completing the task?
However, this idea only stayed in his mind for a short period of time and then disappeared. He felt that if he really did this, even if he cheated the system, he might not have a chance to enter the school team.
So let’s honestly find a way to complete the hat trick in a serious manner.
He had been rushing to the frontcourt before, and he was almost a forward in essence. Of course, he knew that his "absent from duty" behavior would not leave a good impression in the eyes of the head coach who was responsible for the assessment. .
But he had no choice.
Even if he stays at the left back position, with his current ability, he probably won't be able to impress the head coach with any outstanding performance.
He wants to complete this task and he wants to get this reward.
He has already experienced the power of [Marrow Cleansing Potion], but one bottle of [Marrow Cleansing Potion] can only "slightly improve various physical qualities", so how can one bottle be enough?
Now that he has the opportunity to obtain more [Marrow Cleansing Potions], he definitely doesn't want to let it go easily.
And there was a [mysterious gift bag] waiting for him, which made Hu Lai feel itchy. He was very curious and wanted to know what could be found in this mysterious gift bag.
And if he wants to know the answer, he must first be able to get this reward.
A [Marrow Cleansing Potion] with proven efficacy plus a [Mysterious Gift Pack] full of unknowns, this kind of reward can definitely be considered generous.
It’s just that to obtain such a mission reward, this mission is too difficult...
Let alone three goals, it was difficult for him to even score one.
After Luo Kai scored the second goal, Hu Lai did not continue to rush forward to participate in the attack, but stayed at his left back position.
It's not that he doesn't want to score goals anymore, it's that now he has more than enough energy but not enough energy - after rushing back and forth like this a few times, his physical strength can't keep up, and he can't sprint back and forth like this anymore.
He was not originally the kind of person with abundant physical strength and three lungs who could run around the field without getting tired.
However, he didn't want to give up on completing the mission. He was dormant for a short period of time in order to have a better explosion later.
He still wants to go up, he still wants to score goals.
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"Is Hu Lai accepting his fate?" Song Jiajia asked happily after seeing that Hu Lai was no longer running around. The goal of him and Hu Lai eating chicken together was getting closer and closer.
He always believed that Hu Lai was astray when he loved football so much.
"I don't know..." Li Qingqing shook her head. She stared at Hu Lai in the distance. She couldn't quite see the expression on his face, and she didn't know if Hu Lai had really given up, so she didn't go up.
After watching the ten-minute game, Li Qingqing also knew that when his teammates did not trust him, Hu Lai was just doing useless work and might be misunderstood by people like Song Jiajia as running blindly.
So it's actually the right thing not to go up, it's just a waste of energy.
But when Li Qingqing thought of Hu Lai's serious look during the special training, he always felt that Hu Lai would not give up so easily.
If he wanted to give up, he should have given up long ago, why wait until this time?
She looked at Hu Lai's tiny figure and silently cheered for him in her heart.
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Luo Kai scored another goal and completed his hat trick. At this time, the game had just passed ten minutes.
The second team also led the first team 3:0.
Someone in the stands began to take the lead in shouting: "Luo Kai scores one more! Luo Kai scores one more!"
Obviously, although Luo Kai scored three goals, his fans were not satisfied. They also hoped that Luo Kai could score more goals. It would be best to turn this game into Luo Kai's personal show.
Other players on the court heard such shouts, but they had no other choice but to do so.
As long as Luo Kai is there, everyone else will definitely be a supporting role.
All the teammates of the second team are tools for Luo Kai, and all the members of the first team are backgrounds for Luo Kai.
If this was a stage, it would be dark except for Luo Kai. No matter where he went, the spotlight falling from the sky would hit him, illuminating him and half a meter around him. If someone is lucky enough to appear in this light, it must be because they have been exposed to Luo Kai's light.
The audience only needs to watch Luo Kai perform. He is the protagonist of this stage, and he is the core of this drama.
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The first team received a frontcourt free kick on the wing, which was a rare offensive opportunity for them.
Hu Lai had rested enough and ran up again.
Li Zhiqun felt uncomfortable when he saw him: "What are you doing here again?"
"Participate in the attack." Hu Laili said confidently.
"Participate in what offense?"
"Isn't it normal for defenders to participate in set-piece attacks?" Hu Lai asked.
"Then can you stop standing next to me? What's the point of blocking my shot then?" Li Zhiqun pushed Hu Lai outside.
Hu Lai looked around and saw that two second-team players had already noticed Li Zhiqun and were approaching him. If they crowded around him, he might not even be able to catch the ball.
"First you can shoot."
Throwing these words, Hu Lai ran out.
Li Zhiqun was left furious—he was despised by Hu Lai!
He stared at Hu Lai's back and said, "I'll score a goal soon and let you see!" I can’t compare to Brother Kai, why can’t I compare to you? !
He raised his arms high, signaling his teammates to pass the ball to him.
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"Why didn't Hu Lai squeeze in front of the door this time?" Song Jiajia asked strangely.
"It's right not to go to the door." Li Qingqing explained for him. "Now there are people in front of the door. There is no point for him to go in. He might as well come out and find space again."
In their eyes, Hu Lai stood on the edge of the penalty area, as if this set-piece attack had nothing to do with him.
"How can I find him when he comes out?" Song Jiajia still didn't understand. "Since there are people inside, where does the space come from?"
"When the ball comes out, there will be space." Li Qingqing said with certainty.
Song Jiajia turned to look at Li Qingqing strangely. He didn't quite understand why this girl defended Hu Lai so much. Today she was completely biased towards Hu Lai. She spoke for him and believed in him... It can be said that she was Hu Lai's only one. Supporter.
Usually in school, I didn't feel that the two of them had any close contact, and they didn't even seem to talk together.
Just when Song Jiajia was puzzled by this, a burst of exclamation suddenly came from the stands, and his attention was quickly drawn to the court.
In front of the second team's goal, he saw the football high in the air, over the heads of Li Zhiqun and the two second team defensive players, and then fell to the back of the goal, and there, he saw Hu Lai!
"This is..." He didn't have time to ask all his questions. For example, Hu Lai was outside the penalty area just now. How did he appear here?
Next to him, Li Qingqing's eyes widened, and his eyes were fixed on Hu Lai's figure.
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Li Zhiqun pointed forward, raised his head, and looked at the football flying over his head with some depression.
A teammate passed a low ball over. He originally wanted to get ahead of the ball, but the ball was cleared by his opponent before he could.
You said it was a clearance, but you didn't expect that the person who made the clearance made a mistake. The football drew a weird arc and flew behind the player who made the clearance, flying right over his head.
The height is not too high. If he jumps with all his strength, he can reach it. But it all happened so suddenly that he had no time to react.
His head turned back with the football, like a radar tracking the signal, and then he saw a figure wearing a red vest appearing at the back point, and around that figure, there was a yellow - that was the second team The color of the vest on his body - none of it!
Who is so lucky? It’s an empty door!
Then his eyes widened, and Hu Lai was reflected in his eyes!
It turned out to be...that boy!
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Hu Lai looked up at the flying football in Li Zhiqun's eyes. When he ran here, he never thought that the football would appear in front of him, but he still came. This was a kind of thinking that would not pass through his brain. His physical instinct drove him here.
When Hu Lai ran here, the football flew over the heads of Li Zhiqun and the two second-team defenders.
Just like God said let there be light, the light came.
At this time, the goalkeeper of the second team was still in front because he had to be wary of Li Zhiqun. Nearly half of the goal was empty, and he opened his arms to Hu Lai.
What Hu Lai needs to do is very simple, just lift his foot and kick the football into the goal.
Li Qingqing in the stands was watching Hu Lai's every move with concentration. At this time, she vaguely heard Song Jiajia beside her whispering through gritted teeth: "Don't use your hands..."
She couldn't help but clenched her fists.
If this opportunity had been given to her, it would have been a piece of cake put in her mouth, with absolutely no chance of spitting it out.
But when it comes to Hu Lai, she becomes very nervous...
She saw Hu Lai spread his arms to maintain balance, and then raised his right foot.
Don't lift your ankles, hold them tight!
She shouted in her mind.
Raising the ankle will most likely result in a higher shot... Stretching the ankle can ensure the stability of the ankle when shooting, thus ensuring the stability of the flight path of the football.
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Hu Lai's right foot did not touch the football. His raised right knee hit the flying football first. The knee hit was so powerful that the football turned toward the goal like a cannonball!
In the face of such a swift goal, the goalkeeper of the second team, who turned over and pounced back, could only watch the ball and sigh - halfway through his pounce, the football had already hit the net in the goal.
Hu Lai got a goal back for the first team!
This "left back" scored a goal!
When Li Zhiqun turned around and saw this scene, the words Hu Lai said to him before popped into his mind:
I'm a guard with a knife!
He stood frozen on the spot. (End of chapter)